07/07/2025
From sadness and suffering can come life and beauty, when Faith is the foundation…
Dr. James Fiatarone, Director, SAVE-A-BABY Foundation
Johann Sebastian Bach knew grief intimately. He lost his first wife, Maria Barbara, unexpectedly while he was away. He remarried, but out of 20 children, at least 10 never reached adulthood. Eleven times, he buried a child he had loved and nurtured.
How did he endure so much loss and still create cantatas, cello suites, masses, and concertos that would define classical music?
Bach found strength in his faith. At the beginning of many compositions, he wrote “J.J.” (Jesu Juva, “Lord help me”), and at the end, he often signed “S.D.G.” (Soli Deo Gloria, “Glory to God alone”). To him, music wasn’t just sound—it was prayer. It was how he processed sorrow, how he found hope, and how he spoke to God.
His music remains a conversation between human suffering and divine grace. And that is why, even centuries later, when you listen to Bach, you are hearing something more than music—you are hearing the sound of faith, endurance, and an unbreakable spirit.
~Lovely USA